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In my opinion, IEO is not for crypto startups that are seeking funds to kick start their project but for projects that have raised capital already or have rich advisor and team to fund the project. Fund-raising through IEO can be very challenging for startups that need money to kickstart their project, because they will need large amount of money to conduct their tokensale on good exchanges, as this exchanges only list projects that meet their legal requirements and can also afford to pay their listing fees. So the best means to raise money or capital for new projects is to present their proposal to Venture capital firms or Angel investors.

Taking facts first. Not all starts up are poor
Some start up projects are very well self funded to reach their goal
Token sale is just a bonus and some don’t even have token sale

Ieos are for everyone
Provided your project is good legit and up to standard

I think it can be used for startups and this can be an option to start and IEO. If the projects is good then the team should do an IEO and people will start buy it.

Investors do not trust in ICO, in my humble opinion, presently there is no way any new startup can use ICO model to raise fund and be successful, the new way start up can raise fund is IEO.

I think you are partially right, the situation is exactly the same as you described but only in bigger exchanges and bigger projects, i now see smaller and newer exchanges conducting IEOs as well and they are listinv new projects, so i think if the project and team is real they can still raise through IEOs.

OP,do you really understand what IEO means?
Here's some simple explanation:
https://cryptopotato.com/what-is-an-initial-exchange-offering-ieo-and-how-it-differs-from-ico/ (https://cryptopotato.com/what-is-an-initial-exchange-offering-ieo-and-how-it-differs-from-ico/)

IEOs are launched mostly by crypto exchange platforms.It's kinda self-explanatory that launching an IEO is more expensive than launching some crappy ICO.

If the projects are really good then in this case it is necessary to run the STO. So investors will have a guarantee that they will not lose money (of course this is only possible in countries with strict regulation); when the token = digital share.
IEO it is an exchange tool for speculation.

After I read the explanation that you describe here, I began to agree with the results that you described, but we can also see when the IEO takes place automatically the project will get additional funds through the sale of their coins, and this will obviously be very influential for the continuity of project development .

IEO is for all the project that have the capital to pay for the respective exchange to launch the IEO fulfilling all the requirements quoted by the exchanges. There are good number of cryptocurrency startups that have been funded by big corporate firms, because they're known about the possibility of profiting through it in the short or in the long. Overall most of the IEO that has been done till date were from the large firms that already have a big community.

if not, can startup makers only sell their token from ICO, ITO, STO? , in my opinion if they only focus there I am sure they will not get funding even if getting funds may only reach softcaps and not even reach, if they follow the IEO maybe their project will reach the softcap even projects that do not reach the softcap also have the opportunity to get more funds on the IEO

True, if the project starts from zero there is no capital at all then it will not run to run the IEO in other exchanges, so each project must have capital from wherever it is funded, if it has worked with the company better.

What can we expect? it's just another way of investing to crypto projects that is/are trying to conduct a token sale. The method is just different because it will go through an exchange and they don't have to endorse that much because the well known exchange is the one that will do the other task for advertising it.

It is not always true that crypto start up cannot commence their fund raising process through IEO. Although most of the projects that go for IEO are usually established and well grounded projects who just need additional fund to complete their project.

I'm pretty sure that most of the IEO that are approved to a popular exchanges somehow have that kind of good connection, outstanding developers portfolio or even better the funds.
I can't see ordinary project could compete with that therefore they hardly get into the stage of IEO listing, but guess what, that's not a bad news but instead a good news because that way any IEO will be a lot more legit than the ordinary ones.

IEOs are becoming the new ICO for startups.

Positive qualities
Offers funding
Provides a larger audience for the project
Presents the token on an exchange during a funding round

Negative qualities:
Some are highly expensive
The exchange might have a falsified trade volume, concealing the true audience
The IEO might not generate the proposed funding
Exchanges often times do not check the legitimacy of the tokens they are listing

There are two sides of the spectrum, the conclusion is to always to your due diligence (research).

Yes because top exchange site that offer an IEO made a research before accepting the project in their platform this is what CZ of Binance said so I'm sure most project that come from IEO have a good reputation and connection but it can consider a good project after all I agree from the fact that new project from IEO need a capital.

That is right the top exchange site offering IEO have their own requirement before approving new project if project not qualify then its simply deny but most of the time new project that launch in IEO have a good concept and reputation thats a reason most investor switch to IEO rather than to ICO which is most of the time becoming scam in the end of pre sale.

I think it depends on how the qualification of the team to make it.
Some crypto startup may be eligible to use IEO to offer their coins based on the great concept that they have created. WIth the better concept, professional team, and also right strategy, why not? IEO is for every crypto project that will lead their project successful through this crowdfunding system.

if we don't know about how much exchange site was charging for ICO to listed and become IEO we can't create a lot of assumption about that. But that's indeed and i just consider the listing fees on binance which around 5 million dollars and with IEO binance maybe charge even more than it. But i never saw a real mechanism that already used exchange site about how its listing works.
An ico like bcnex has already done to get the funds from angel but that platform still tries to get more finds through ICO mechanism.

IEO is actually for good quality startups because exchange performs proper checks, due diligence and verification of each aspect before listing a new IEO. Personally i like this and i hope exchanges will stay honest regarding quality aspect of a new startup before listing it.

IEO like binance is not looking for funds because actually they already have a lot of funds so actually they don't really need capital from investors but because this is about sales and the community they have to do it so they can become a hype, therefore it's quite safe if we join the IEO like binance does because they certainly won't stop just because of lack of capital

I support your contribution.. Another importance of IEOs for fund raising in the crypto space is widespread distribution of nodes which is very important to maintain the integrity of blockchain projects..

It is reasonable to assume such but I think there are exceptions in many instances. It depends on the quality of the project.A good project can reach some sort of arrangement with the exchange to get a portion of the monies raised on the platform or some percentage of tokens, locked over a certain period

Correct but there are other exchanges that accomodate IEO with a very low fees. Of course they will do small fee first since they are just beginning their IEO option unlike famous exchange that are already known for their huge name like Binance, Kucoin, Huobi, and many more. Mid ranges exchanges also now doing it like stex, bibox, p2pb2b these exchanges are now following the foot step of major exchanges. For ICOs wanting to do an IEO, its should be noted for them to ready everything like legal aspect, techincal and financial requirements.

I don't think it's the case. No startups starts with zero capital. They need to have some idea and capital to kickstart a startup. If some project is capable of starting an ICO on their own, they too would be qualified for IEO if they are really dedicated towards the project. IEO doesn't take large sum of money to get listed but requires to complete some vital information about the project and the team.

I think ICO and IEO are the same thing and the different is IEO administered by exchangers. Sometimes, if you are looking carefully, there is an ICOs from a company and want to build new project, its not a start up.

you are right, I also see ICO and IEO are the same. both are just distinguished by the way they are sold, because there is a third person who manages sales from the IEO project. in fact, most who use IEO are those who already have products and need platform development.

Well you should specify what kind of startup you are talking about, because for the fact that some group of persons want to startup a company don't really mean that they are broke, it is possible that someone have gathered money for many years of their life and now want to focus on creating his/her own platform with the money they have, so don't ever judge any platform because it's a startup, but to some extent you are correct because some startup might not be able to afford the funds for IEO.

In any case, for any startup there will be financial costs, if the project is good, they do not worry about it. But it's not the first time I've heard that IEO is expensive for the project.So the traditional ICO is not going anywhere yet.

right, the project that has the IEO is they have private capital or capital from the ICO I think projects like this have good quality because they will be more serious about running projects in the future

the project can just pay later if the exchange expects the project to raise a huge sum, projects that will do IEO instead of ICO will likely to raise more in my opinion, scams are everywhere in the ico field and IEO will be likely to trusted more if it's held inside of a reputable exchange.

I think that the top exchanges when choosing a project are not based on its idea, but on the readiness of the project and the work that has already been done. In my opinion, IEO for projects that have only a promising idea, but do not have any development is not a suitable option, such a project needs the support of venture funds or a team of other already held blockchain startups.

It is for start ups and already existing projects, I am particularly happy about the IEO effect since it is not free to launch unlike ICO's, it is only seemingly and legit projects will go through this way. At least a lot of money would have been spent in advertising and launching on exchanges. Will highly reduce scam and I hope the exchanges will equally screen the project before listing.

Most of the startup projects resort to IEOs as a means of raising capital because they have realized ICOs are no more profitable and failing. Since they are able to raise enough funds on the exchanges they will be able to settle their debts on the exchange.

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I believe that IEO, on the contrary, was created in order for blockchain startups to be able to attract the necessary amount of funds in a short time for the speedy implementation of the project. This saves a lot of time, which is required for negotiations and search for investors, as well as accelerates the process of project development from idea to finished product.

the venture capital firms do change huge sum of money to raise money. most project can still stick with ICO because it is still available.  the market is still wide for all to invest in. it depends on what you can offer.

This can be arrange.  I believe exchanges have rules regarding the payment of IEO, this might be hidden or arrangements are done under the table.

If a project does not have money but have a feasible roadmap, have gathered enough attention and hype, exchanges may consider having a part of their token as payment, or  a certain commision on the total amount raised.  Binance  had been doing this kind of stuff, they are listing those tokens that have either money to pay for listing or promised to give certain percentage of the total circulating token.  The latter gives more profit than just being paid.  Does this (https://youtu.be/PsrVRIY4jhM?t=485) make sense?

The main ieo that come out now on the exchange are the same ico that planned the ico in 2018, but could not hold it because of the bear market.

I believe that the IEO can become crypto startups that are better than ICO, the latter they continue to scam, making investors experience a loss of trust.
with all the support of the Exchanger where the project carried out the IEO also affected the projects that carried out the IEO.

IEO can be explored by crypto startups. It should be noted that not all Crypto startups have raised some funds before going on exchange for IEO. Most of them don't raise a dime before going for IEO. IEO is another of raising fund just like the previous ICO we all know.

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IEOs are a useful way for startups to raise capital for their venture and the requirements for major launch pads generally ensures they provide a quality product with a unique innovation and real world applications and professional marketing, and new platforms like Tokinex don't require any hosting fees for these endeavors which will likely produce better results for this crowdfunding model

If they don't have the  money then they can ask their VC investors to help them afford the listing on IEOs. IEOs are not just very attractive on investing but also very successful. Any startup companies will have many advantages doing it like the exposure and the name of that huge exchange that makes them popular. Though, I would advise them to choose either Binance, Okex, Huobi or Kucoin to lauch their IEOs.

This is the reason why many startups still opted for ICO for small investors, even though investors find ICO a not good environment for investment, I have known a lot of projects that go for IEO after their ICO, this is to generate more funding in their ventures and to get listed right away.

Ieo is a startup fund raising method which put more confidence in investors mind as regard the large funds or not mainly for startup , ieo is like a normal ICO startup conduct which they must have done private sale also to raise some funds .

Dealing with IEO gives confidence in which public sales is done in short time while the private investors also have hope in investing large amount to cover the need for the project too and also I dont see why project are targeting $20m - $50m before they could kick start the project as the allocation can be use to get going if the project has really start but they are scammer and need to get away with investors funds and that brought them to a level of raising larger amount that in years can not even be touched.

If they really believe in their project they should have large amount holding and have a plan to disburse every quarter to market to run the project.

This will greatly reduce the risks of investment and if listed on big exchange, the project will more easily achieve its purpose than ICO projects. I think the IEO is leading the new trend in investment and this can be seen as a new revolution in this market. If the IEO can provide the best services to investors then you should not ignore this opportunity because this is just the beginning of the IEO and many other opportunities will happen in the near future.

Indeed, because not all IEO projects are new projects, inbin is launched, there are also old companies that want to join the crypto world like Vodix which does the IEO on Bittrex

IEOs don't really relate to start-ups, it is just the term and likely misunderstood or intentionally misunderstood. IEOs are only reliable if they run by well-known, and reputable exchanges. For such exchanges, we are unable to call them as start-ups, definitely. For new born exchanges, yes, we can call them as start-ups in some cases. However, there is bitter fact that investing money in such newborn-exchanges' IEOs are extremely risky. Personally, I stay as far away from such IEOs as possible.

I think there is no connection between this since IEO is for every project.

I assume that the team has a starting money already just to kickstart the channel. I think they will just launch an IEO just to get some money to fuel up their project and IEO isn't connected on it because anybody can launch an IEO as long as they have money.

IEO just lessens the risk of getting scammed and an instant list on an exchange unlike ICO that is mostly scam and if they aren't, the listing on the exchange may take weeks or even months. If I'm an investor, I'd prefer investing on a project that is being launched on a reputable exchange rather that investing on an ICO.

IEO is a good program, because ICO has ended with fraud on the other hand IEO appears to reduce fraud cases on crypto projects. so I think this is the best way to get big profits if you are ready to invest in their project.

I think IEO can used for new project to raise the funds. IEO is just like ICO, the different thing is IEO held and administered by exchangers not by developers team. Its good to invest in IEO now because most IEO from big exchanger can give good profits

Every serious project must have done a requisite amount of job in fund raising through various means, funding could be personal and private. Funding can equally be through borrowing, a lot of start ups can start this way. As long as a start up has the requisite amount of fund the pay the exchanges for IEO listing.

Getting a chance to get more investors and make sure that the project will be listed factors that investors like from the projects, from both ends they
will try to get benefits, additional funds for the team to make sure that they will be able to continue while for investors making sure that the token can be traded after the IEO period has been done.

yes, IEO and ICO are actually projects with the aim of collecting funds from investors to launch their goals. there is only a difference in how it works. The IEO has gained public trust including investors and I don't think ICO will die even though many of us think that ICO is fraud.

IEO is a very expensive thing, but not on all exchanges. If you wish to hold an IEO on Binance or Huobi, than you need to pack out a lot of cash, but not for third party exchanges like LATOKEN, EXMO and many others.

you cant generally say that ieo have gained trust because not all ieo are legit , im sure that in the future there will alot of new exchanges that will create thier own ieo but speaking of gaining trust i can say that ico is more trustable because ico is older than ieo but of course not in general because not all ico are also legit  . ieo and ico both have pros and cons   , its only up to the investor if where is he more comfortable with .

Well, doesn't the project that conducts the IEO also offer proposals to angel investors? it's just that their system is different, they use a third party just consider him a broker.
Why does the IEO exist? because IEO is a new innovation from ICO that has been filled with scammers. So the IEO exists to secure investors' money, but still in the goal of finding investors to develop startups.

I saw many projects that could not call any money before. Of course private sale is always available in blockchain projects. For example, BTT can only invest in private sale from investment funds before IEO on Binance

To some extent, You are right but not all projects collect as much money to simply cover the cost of the IEO.In this case, the need for the IEO is simply a steep advertising but not a way to raise funds for development.About venture firms and angel investors here I fully agree with You.They give the first impetus to the development of startups.

Any projects that can be courageous enough to list on IEO platform are really not start u projects. Do you know how much these exchanges demand to list them on their platform? That fee alone is more than enough to start up a mini project in a mini village and feed the whole community for years.

Most start up projects usually start with zero fund which is why you see them go on ICO that requires no commitment, this is the reason why I do respect any project that has not conducted ICO before and could boldly register on IEO, it means that they mean business and it is certain that they will have a good package to deliver to their investors.

IEO being not used for crypto startups or being used in crypto start ups doesn't really matter for me. There is an advantages in using it or not but I think it would still depend on how the project will perform and there are times that even though the proposal is good, but would poor marketing, people are not going to buy into it.

IEO is for all as long as the team wants to place their public sales in an exchahge.
Some start up projects are not poor or they are ready for self fund if there will be no buyers and i've seen some.
We should not judge it by that.